After 11 NBA seasons, the former first pick John Wall announced his official retirement.
The five-time all-star said that money never changes his love for the game. He would trade his earnings if it meant playing injury-free, according to The Washington Post.
“I would give up all the money to play basketball and never deal with none of those injuries,” Wall said.
Despite numerous recoveries after injuries, the Wizards legend still played out of passion, even though his value was slowly falling off over the past six years.
Wall experienced such a bumpy road with various injuries and recoveries that affected his seasonal performance, where the decision to finish his career came from.
Wall’s injury history for the past years
In 2017 to 2018, he started to experience multiple setbacks, including several injuries, such as a sore shoulder and knees.
After that season, it was followed by a sore left heel, illness. The worst part also came when he ruptured his left achilles tendon, which he missed a single season for recovery.
In 2021, he got the majority of his injuries, multiple knee, back, ankle, achilles, and hamstring injuries in just a span of four months, via Fox Sports.
A year and months of recovery until he went back to the hardcourt, where he suffered another knee, ankle, and abdominal injury in the 2022 to 2023 season.
The former all-star guard encountered such a tragic and painful career that led to his retirement to this day at the age of 34.
Wall was last seen on the floor with the Los Angeles Clippers on September 6, during the 2022 to 2023 season.
In his best season, he averaged 23.1 points and 10.7 assists for the Wizards and was named to the All-NBA third team in the 2016 to 2017 season.
